⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 5:29 · CLE 20-16 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 3:07 · CLE 52-49 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 0:54 · CLE 83-72 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 3:49 · CLE 71-70 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 34 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
